2006

Hi folks... We are into the last quarter of the season now and things look quite exciting in a number of ways.

Ben Devlin is to join the Bruichladdich Radical team for the latest round of the Le Mans Series at Donington Park, while former WRC title winner Colin McRae will be a guest of the team and will race in the supporting Radical World Cup.

Loris Capirossi's very first day of testing on the 2007 spec 800cc Ducati Desmosedici ended with the Italian lapping just 1.4secs slower than his fastest lap in Sunday's Czech Republic Grand Prix!

These are the very first pictures of Yamaha's 2007 spec 800cc MotoGP machine, which was handed to world champion Valentino Rossi for the first time during testing at Brno on Monday.

Radio communications have become such an integral part of Grand Prix racing that it's easy to forget there was a time when everything was done by pit signals.

Having sneaked the overall lap record at the Laguna Seca Raceway on the first day of the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, Ricardo Zonta went on to rubber stamp his name in the circuit's history books by lowering his own mark on his second attempt.

These are the first pictures of Czech Republic Grand Prix winner Loris Capirossi on Ducati's new-for-2007 800cc MotoGP prototype.

It is safe to say that Jeremy Mayfield and Ray Evernham won't be sending one another cards this Christmas as the dispute between the two parties continues to rumble on.

Marcus Gronholm's protege, Kosti Katajamaki has said that he could have been 'right up there' at the finish of the Rally Finland on Sunday, if he hadn't had a two encounters with rocks.

Dale Earnhardt Jr had to endure something that he rarely has to put up with after Saturday's Carfax 250 Busch Series race as he claimed a very un-popular victory with the Michigan crowd.

2003 Nextel Cup Champion Matt Kenseth underlined his championship credentials with a supreme display at the Michigan International Speedway on Sunday as he won the GFS Marketplace 400.

Ducati maestro Loris Capirossi dominated Sunday's Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno, leading every inch of the 22 laps to crush the opposition into submission right from the word go.

The livery of a Formula 1 car is more than just a fanciful design exercise - it plays an integral role in shaping a team's brand image.

Britain's Guy Wilks took the FIA Junior World Rally Championship win on the Rally Finland on Sunday, heading home a Suzuki one-two, the first for the Swift since making its debut last year on this very event.

Full MotoGP race result from the Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno, round twelve of the 2006 world championship.

SS20 - Kuohu 2 (7.80 km): Hirvonen fastest through SS20; Loeb second; Henning Solberg third; Gronholm fourth; Atkinson and Katajamaki joint fifth; Wilks heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall event by 1min 05.7secs.

Full MotoGP qualifying times from the Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno, round twelve of the 2006 world championship.

Subaru's Petter Solberg crashed out of the Rally Finland on Saturday, while trying to overhaul Mikko Hirvonen for the final place on the podium.

Kronos Citroen's Daniel Sordo and Xavier Pons both crashed out of the Rally Finland on Saturday and retired from the event.

British 125cc MotoGP rookie Bradley Smith has suffered a broken left arm as a result of a crash in final qualifying for the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno.

SS12 - Ouninpohja Ita 1 (16.55 km): Gronholm fastest through SS12; Galli second; Henning Solberg third - despite having no front brakes; Sordo fourth; Hirvonen fifth; Loeb hit a rock and lost 30 seconds; Katajamaki hit a rock and damaged the front of his car; Atkinson lost more time as he

Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Ricardo Zonta easily set a new track record on his second flying lap at the 11-turn, 2.238 mile Laguna Seca Raceway on Friday with a 1m 07:587s lap - at 119.206 mph.

SS10 - Vaheri (19.91 km): Gronholm fastest through SS10; Loeb second; Solberg third; Hirvonen fourth; Katajamaki fifth; Henning Solberg sixth; Atkinson left service late and picked up a 30 second time penalty - also had gearbox problems; Meeke heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the ov

Former F1 champion Mika Hakkinen has been named as an ambassador to DaimlerChrysler's worldwide road safety initiative MobileKids.